Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-11-04
NEWS NOTES.

I Iured.
Chief Justice Wallbridge, of Manitoba,
who was prominent figure in Canada be-
fore the confederation, died at winnipeg.
/ The death is announced at Galena, Illinois,
of Mr. Marienne Elizabeth Qginche, who
| yas one of the Orlglnal members OF the Sci
! kirk settlement in the valley o. the Red Riv
\ or Of the North, and who left that region for
| Fort Smelling in 1852.
] Extensive sugar-cane fields in the district
of RoQuii, Cuba, have been submerged by
/ springs which have suddenly appeared
/ there.
I An attorney representing the Toledo,
/ Peoria and Western railroad was IN Gales
/ burg illinois, where he made arrangements
/ to settle the Gains of Knox county people
| against the road for deaths and injuries th9t
/ were caused by the Chatsworth disaster.
From the report of Governor Church, of
/ Dakota, 1t appears that during the last six
| years over hfty-three million acres OF land
/ in the territory have been entered. The
population is estimated at 56o, All, the IN
| crease during the last year being b6,OOO.
I There is a general feeling throughout the
/ territory in favor Of admission to statehood,
/ but a difference Of opinion upon the subject
/ of division.
In a speech at Seaman. Lord Randolph
/ Churchill said { at Lord Londonderry gov
| eminent in Ireland was marked with
| gravity pr6priety, and decency which 1t
would be difficult to discern IN that Of the
earl of Aberdeen His lOrdshlp minated
that the reports that are sent forth from the
liberal camp, which constitute, by the way,
our principal sources of information about
E. glish affairs in this country are not as
reliable as they might be.
J. F. Mcknight, who was formerly part
ner Of Mackay, the millionaire, and Que of
the most prominent men on the Pacific
coast, appeared before the mayor OF st.
! Joseph, Missouri, in pennlless condition,
and begged a railroad pass to Kansas City.
Valuable anthracite coal-felds have been
discovered in Sonora, Mexico.
The wife of John R. Tanner, treasurer of
Illinois, died in New York
Drunken marines raised a riot at the
Brooklyn navy-yards, Satur FAY night. They
claimed that they were badly treated bytheir
officers.
At a meeting of the Typographical union
IN Chicago, IL was made clear that the great
majority of the members are IN favor OF the
nine-h hour movement. The matter did not
come to a vote, however, as 1t vas deter
mined to decide it by ballot Wednesday.
Reports on the corn crop, received during
last week, show a reduction IN the estimates
Of the yield per acre in the states Of Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas, and an IN
crease in Iowa and Missouri.
The report was received Saturday that
the town of Empire, Ohio, was IN danger
from extensive forest fires that were raging
in the neighoOrhOOd. Farmers near La
Porte, Indiana, have suffered heavily by the
fires that have prevailed IN the hank 'kee
marsh during the last week.
The suit brought 10y the Milwaukee Malt
company TO compel the Rock Island railroad
o trans ort new beer through Iowa has been
decided by the supreme court of the state IN
favor of the railroad.
BY the explosion of a battery of boilers in
he Lawrence irOn-wOrks at Trenton, Ohio,
four men were killed and twenty persons
were injured.
A libel suit for $4,000 egainst Boston
paper resulted in verdict of one dollar for
the plaintiff, each party to pay its own costs.
There Is great excitement in society circles
at Waukesha, Wisconsin, over the sequel to
the wedding of Miss Jennie NJ. Jones and
Eugene Charles Mason, which occurred last
week. 1t turus out that the groom Is a mar
ried man whose real name Is Converse, and
that he is accused Of stealing $4,000 from
his former employers at Battle Creek, Mich
igan.
An oil well with q flow of 40 barrels an
hour has been struck in Cutler county.
Pennsylvania.
Rev. ]. Il. Young, pastor of the Methodist
church IN Westtald, Illinois, became violent
ly insane, sunday, while conducting the
Sunday school service. His insanity was
caused by religious excitement.
Three negroes were killed in quick success
sion by man named Parrish, IN Calhoun
county, Florida, a few days ago, for using
boat that belonged ID him.
The introduction of resolutions of sympa-
thy for the Chicago anarchists at a meeting
OF the Turner'S society of Louisville has
caused split IN the organization. The res
OlutlONs W re tabled by vote of 12l to III. |
The president resigned in consequence, aud
other members propose to follow him.
An attempt will be made to unite all the
cOal-miuers of the country IN a national
organization. They number about 100000
men.
A French steamer, the HindCstan, just ar
rived from New York, was consumed by hre
at Marseilles Her cargo, consisting Of 5000
tons OF merchandise, was entirely destroyed |
A dozen Chicago packing houses are now
Strengthening hogs, and IN the course Of the |
next ten days about eighteen viii be at
work.
Reports continue to come in of disasters
on the lakes. The schooner PeWaukee was
driven ashore on Detroit island reef, and
during the storm of the preceding day the
steamer City of Owen Sound was wrecked
near Clapperton island lighthouse.
A gentleman who has just returned from a
visit 70 Wyoming territory states that the
shipments of cattle from the ranges will
soon be finished. The large cattle concerns
are making their closing shipments.
Up 10 Thursday there had been from 225
to 80 cases of yellow fever at Tampa, Flori-
da, and thirty-four deaths.
The Canadian government has expressed
a desire to the imperial government that the
same laws may prevail IN the different parts
of the British empire with reference to mar
riage to a deceased wife's sister.
At the inquest held IN London, Thursday,
on the body of the supposed dynamiter, an
effort was made to show his connection with
members of the Clan-na-Gael society in this
country.
The London Neses, a Gladstonean paper,
crltlclses Joseph Chamberlain severely for
his uncOmplimentlry references to Irish
Americans in his J. lington speech.
NJ. Wilson, President Grevy's son-in-law,
chooses to ignore tne charges that have been
made against him rather than 20 attempt to
refute them
In a conflict between Servian soldiers and
Albian brigands, ten Of the former and
twenty Of the latter were killed.
A CT nix who describes himself as a
"French-hating Erenchmau" left a bequest
TO the crown prince Of Germany, which has
been refused.
The Cook county republican convention
at Chicago nOminat ted Hon. Joseph i. Gray
70 Judge of the su 2eriOr court, and Joel n.
10 ngenecker Tor states attorney. The 1Ol-
lowing gentlemen we're nominated for cOun-
" commissioner: hurry Nelson, =. g.
Dodge, Amos Gralinis, John S. Spry, viii
liam Williams, A. j. Mlkseh, r. i. Jenk-
ms, ID. B. Scully, Henry Englehardt, Frank
M. Blair, j. FRI NIX Aldrich, Nelson A.
Cool, Spencer s.. Kimbel, Jefferson
HOdgkins, and Henry @. Senne. Mr.. Senne
was nominated for chairman of the board.
Due to Drink.
CI1InLIooIHEs No, October 25.-James A.